Chimney-rack



'me Moden.) F, W. KELLER.

GHMNEY RACK.

Patentked Sept. l2, 1893.

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llivrrnn .STaTns FaTnNT @Trina FRANK lV. KELLER, OF UTIOA, -NEV YORK.

CHlNlNEY-QACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 504,729, datedSeptember 12, 1893.

Application filed April 7, 1893. Serial No. 469,484. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FRANK XV. KELLER, of Utica, in the county of Oneidaand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Chimney-Racks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, and to the lettersand figures of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecication.

My invention relates to an improvement in racks for holdinglamp-chimneys and similar articles. p

In the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specificationand in which similar letters and figures of reference refer tocorresponding parts in the several views, Figure l shows in sideelevation, my iinproved rack set up and in use with a number oflamp-chimneys mounted thereon. Fig. 2 shows an end view of the rackshown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 shows a cross section of one of the rack bars,showing the pins for holding the chimneys. Fig. e shows a sectionthrough the frame bars. Fig. 5 shows a cross section of the frame bar inconnection with a removable extension post for holding the frame barsextended. Fig. 6 shows a modified form of a folding extension post. Fig.7 shows a modied form of construction in which a diiferent means forsecuring the frame bars extended, is employed.

Referring more particularly to the reference numerals marked on thedrawings in a more specific description of the device, 1, 2 and 3 arethe frame bars mounted loosely upon the hanger rods Li and 5, which areprovided with hooks or eyes as 6 at their upper ends, by means of whichthe rack may be suspended in any desired place.

The upper sides of the frame bars are provided with inclined faces aandl), inclining outwardly from the vertical central line of the frame andsecured in the frame bars and projecting at right angles to the inclinedsides a and h are provided pegs or pins 7, 7, dsc., over which thechimneys are placed in position on the rack. The pins 7 may be of metalor any other desirable material.

The hanger rods a and 5 are provided with nuts or heads S on their lowerends which engage the lower frame bar and support all the frame bars.

For holding the several frame bars eX- tended, there is provided aseries of posts as 9, 9, die., which are removably inserted in socketsl0, in the top of each of the bars (except the top one), and the postacts when in place, as a support to the next bar above it.

The device is useful for holding lamp-chimneys and similar articles, bysuspending it in any convenient position, preferably where it can bereadily reached by a person standing on the iioor, and the severalchimneys orother articles, are placed over the pegs or pins, as shown;the base of the chimney resting squarely on the shoulder a or l) of theframe bar. When not in use, or for the purpose of shipment, the devicecan be closely packed or folded by removing the extension bars 9 andallowing the several bars to slip down the hanger rods until they restone upon the other. The hanger rods are then bent over upon one anotherlocking the bars together and making the device in convenient form forshipment or storage.

ln lieu of the removable extension post 9, l may provide extension postas A, which is hinged at 13 to one of the bars, and in eX- tendedposition is adapted to have its upper end received in a recess Bprovided in the adjacent upper bar. ln the use of this modiiication,there are no detachable pieces and the bars can be folded together, asbefore described, by slightly raising the upper bar to disengage theupper end of the post from the socket and then turning it down on top ofthe bar to which it is hinged at 13, where it will lie parallel with thebody of the bar. When the several posts have been turned down in thismanner, the several bars can be allowed to close together.

l also provide another modified form of construction, shown in Fig. 7,which consists in providing an extension bar as M, secured on the endsof the bars by means of screws as m. This bar M is preferably formed ofsheet metal and is provided with brads as fr?, struck from the metal andadapted to engage the several frame bars. l also provide on the bar Mpins or projections O, which may be utilized for holding chimneys orother articles, the same as the other pins of the device.

It is evident that other modications and changes than those hereindescribed, may be inade without departing from the equivalents of myconstruction.

IVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a Chimney rack, the combination of hanger rods, several frame barsvertically movable along the hanger rods, :removable extension postsinterposed between the bars to hold them in extended position to formthe rack, the several posts being secured in sockets in the upper faceof the bars, substantially as set forth.

2. In a chimney rack, the combination of one or more hanger rods, two ormore frame bars laterally movable on the hanger rods, pegs or pinssecured inthe several frame bars and extending upwardly and outwardlyfrom the general plane of the rack, folding extension posts hinged tothe lower frame bar and adapted to engage in sockets in the underside ofthe adjacent upper frame bar in holding the traine extended,substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

FRANK XV. KELLER.

Witnesses:

RICH. A. GEORGE, PETER P. SMITH.

